Album of the Evening

[christopher3393]

...Interesting stuff... Now back to Album of the Evening:

 

Heavenly Spheres

Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, Christopher Jackson

 

 

Thanks for the notes on Taverner and for the reference to the Montreal ensemble---they are new to me.

 

Back to the Missae L'homme Arme, saving the best for last:

 

The Tallis Scholars Sing Josquin, disc 2:

Missa "L'homme armé" sexti toni

Missa "L'homme armé" super voces musicales

 

Both are excellent! If I could choose only one L'homme arme recording out of all the different masses inspired by this tradition, this would be it.

 

 

Another recording of the same 2 masses that sounds quite different but is also great:

 

Desprez: Messes de L'Homme Arme

A Sei Voci

 

 

Both highly recommended, available on Tidal, and inexpensive to downoad (Gimell site for Tallis Scholars, Qobuz for A Sei Voci)

[Nikhil]

Dave Grusin | Homage to Duke

 

 

[Boris75]

Bach: Cantatas vol. 34 - Suzuki

 

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Ha, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern interpreted by Suzuki and his band is a favourite of mine. So beautiful and, just, perfect.

 

Back on topic, in a completely different, actually volcanic style: Jon Leifs' Hekla

 

[DMM]

Bach: Goldberg Variations, arranged for String Trio

[master]

 

 

 

Doing a Rihanna discography...

[accwai]

Thanks for the notes on Taverner and for the reference to the Montreal ensemble---they are new to me.

 

You're welcome. Got my CD copy way back when I was working across the street from the CBC building in Toronto downtown. Back then, there was still a CBC store selling CBC stuff. The place is long gone now...

 

Back to the Missae L'homme Arme, saving the best for last:

 

The Tallis Scholars Sing Josquin, disc 2:

[...]

Another recording of the same 2 masses that sounds quite different but is also great:

 

Desprez: Messes de L'Homme Arme

A Sei Voci

 

I'd imagine the Tallis Scholars would be excellent. The second one was Album of the Evening May 18, 2014. Great stuff. In any case, Album of the Evening:

 

Dangerous Graces: Music by Cipriano de Rore and his pupils

Musica Secreta

 

 

Italian madrigals by renaissance composer Cipriano de Rore and his students, adapted for female vocal ensemble by transposing lower voices up or substituting with instruments.

[jabbr]

[master]

 

Nice...

[Guidof]

 

Schubert: String Quintet D.956, Quartettsatz D.703. Beautifully played by the Tokyo Quartet + David Watkin (cello).

 

Excellent sound from a DSD highresaudio.com download.

[christopher3393]

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Vol. 6

Palestrina / The Sixteen / Harry Christophers

 

This album includes the best recording of Palestrina's Missa L'homme arme available. It's easy to listen to this one, although it is more complex than most Palestrina masses. It has a light, calm, elegant feel, and some lovely cascading passages. I personally found Josquin's L'homme arme masses more compelling. 24/96 download from CORO. Available on Tidal.

 

[Musicophile]

Currently working my way through this box for the first time a bit more systematically. Not necessarily the absolute best in Haydn, but usually really enjoyable.

 

[accwai]

Josquin Desprez: Messe Ave Maris Stella, Motets à la Vierge

A Sei Voci

 

[BacHolz]

From Linn in multiple formats:

 

Phantasm

Dowland: Lachrimae or Seven Tears

 

[master]

 

 

 

Continuing on with Rihanna...

[jabbr]

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Underappreciated album.

[christopher3393]

Josquin Desprez: Messe Ave Maris Stella, Motets à la Vierge

A Sei Voci

 

Thanks again for introducing me to A Sei Voci's Josquin recordings.

 

From Linn in multiple formats:

Phantasm

Dowland: Lachrimae or Seven Tears

 

Thanks. New release. Worth looking into.

 

 

CAPUT:

Johannes Ockeghem

Graindelavoix/ Björn Schmelzer

 

Missa Caput & Parisian machicotage from the Mandatum Ritual

 

1 mandatum novum

2 kyrie

3 diligamus nos invicem

4 gloria

5 in diebus illis

6 credo

7 maria ergo

8 sanctus

9 vos vocatis me

10 agnus dei

11 venit ad petrum

 

 

CAPUTÂ*Johannes Ockeghem. Graindelavoix,Â*Björn Schmelzer

[BacHolz]

From Linn in multiple formats:

Phantasm

Dowland: Lachrimae or Seven Tears

 

From christopher3393

"Thanks. New release. Worth looking into."

 

To christopher3393

You're most welcome, pleased to share...

[Musicophile]

Streaming from Qobuz right now. Very nice.

 

[master]

 

 

Completes my Rihanna discography.

 

Quite a "learning" experience for me... not just listening to the music, but also reading up on the artist.

[accwai]

Thanks again for introducing me to A Sei Voci's Josquin recordings.

 

Actually you're the one that prompted me to dig through my A Sei Voce stuff. Thanks

 

From Linn in multiple formats:

 

Phantasm

Dowland: Lachrimae or Seven Tears

 

Inspired by that:

 

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Fortune my foe - Works for harpsichord

Alina Rotaru

 

Includes Sweelinck's take on Lachrimae and Fortune my foe, and the famous Fantasia Chromatica.

[Musicophile]

Julia Hülsmann Trio: Imprint

 

 

Excellent trio jazz, well recorded. See also my review here: https://musicophilesblog.com/2016/06/25/recommended-julia-hulsmann-trio-imprint/

[John H]

Don't know if the title is a play on the older Alan Parson's Project album Vulture Culture

 

 

via Tidal

[master]

 

A good but not comprehensive collection of their works. A great place to start for anyone new to their music.

[BacHolz]

Ashes and Dust

Warren Haynes with Railroad Earth.

 

Different from his earlier work with Gov't Mule.

Much more to my taste.

 

[BacHolz]

Julia Hülsmann Trio: Imprint

 

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Excellent trio jazz, well recorded. See also my review here: https://musicophilesblog.com/2016/06/25/recommended-julia-hulsmann-trio-imprint/

 

Thanks for this, I'm listening now.

Indeed, this is the golden age of the Jazz piano trio.